El Salvador news

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El Salvador mandates Bitcoin usage via Chivo wallet…or so it seems

The legal advisor to the presidency got caught in the local media web, presenting confusing information about the mandatory use of Chivo wallet.

5 years ago

Adoption

Reddit community to buy $30 in Bitcoin in show of solidarity with El Salvador and Brazil

Redditors are at it again, this time to celebrate El Salvador's Bitcoin law and Brazilian independence day.

5 years ago

Adoption

El Salvador creates history after buying 400 Bitcoin (BTC)

President Bukele of El Salvador has announced that the country has purchased 400 Bitcoin.

5 years ago

Adoption

7 out of 10 Salvadorans want to repeal the new Bitcoin (BTC) law

The latest survey coming from El Salvador shows that the latest Bitcoin law might not be as popular among Salvadoreans as we might think.

5 years ago

Adoption

El Salvador gets a $150 million Bitcoin Trust while BTC breaks $50,000

The government of El Salvador voted in favour of creating a $150 million trust to support the unraveling crypto adoption.

5 years ago

Regulation

IMF releases Bitcoin (BTC) ‘risk’ warning… again

The international financial institution found it fitting to revive the warnings published in a blog post a month ago and recapped that recognizing Bitcoin as national currency represents an “inadvisable shortcut.”

5 years ago

Regulation

Anti-Bitcoin protests are ongoing in El Salvador ahead of legalization

With just over a week until Bitcoin becomes legal tender, El Salvadorans took to the streets to protest the adoption of President Nayib Bukele's controversial law.

5 years ago

Adoption